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The weekend has arrived and TPR has some ideas on how you can make it fun.
First off, the place to be on Friday night is at the Gunter Hotel in downtown San Antonio, where Elizabeth Fauerso says they will be celebrating Robert Johnson, the legendary Delta Blues artist.
Part of Johnson’s legend is how he was only recorded twice.
“So the only two places he recorded were here at the Gunter, and then the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas,” Fauerso said. “That's it. Those are the only two recordings.”
The mythology persists that Johnson went to the Mississippi Crossroads and made a deal with the devil. The devil gave him mastery of guitar and genius at writing blues — and the devil was to get his soul for that.
The masters of rock 'n' roll say Johnson earned his legendary status through creativity and hard work.
“Eric Clapton and then Keith Richards both acknowledged that song, as one of the big influences for them, and like kind of a lightning bolt of impact,” Fausero said.
The Gunter is celebrating Johnson’s recording there by offering plenty of music:
The Peterson Brothers, Sue Foley and Nicky Diamond are playing on Friday night.
Also on Friday, and just a block away at the Majestic Theatre, the Children's Ballet of San Antonio presents Don Quixote. Vanessa Bessler founded the Children’s Ballet.
“Don Quixote is a ballet masterpiece based on the novel of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and we are putting it on a stage at the beautiful Majestic,” she said.
Bessler notes that the production features an elaborate set and, of course, big time romance.
“The scenery is incredible. There is a life size replication of the Barcelona Plaza, with beautiful projections and a lot of magic,” Bessler said.
If you arrive early, you’ll see a Spanish market, and kids can meet and take pictures with the stars of the show.
Performances are scheduled for Friday night and Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Then on Mother's Day there's artist Daniela Oliver de Portillo who has made porcelain brooches — and then she’s hiding them.
“Both Pearl and I are recognizing mothers for their strength, their really hard work that they do to make everybody's lives that much more beautiful,” she said. “And so we are taking these brooches, hiding them around Pearl, and hoping that moms will find them.”
Additionally, from 11 a.m. through 3 p.m., she’s opening a paper flower shop and encouraging everyone to stop in to make a bouquet for a mom in their life.
“Participants can grab a couple of blooms made entirely out of paper. And then they go to a coloring station where they can use markers and colored pencils to make a unique design on their own,” she said.
